Heh

LA Times has an article of prayer...and gets it RIGHT....

"Prayer is essentially man standing before his God in wonder, awe and humility; man made in the image of God, responding to his maker," wrote George Appleton, an Anglican bishop and editor of "The Oxford Book of Prayer." "It is in man's attitude of openness — looking, listening and waiting — which prepares him to receive whatever God may give, and to obey."
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To the devout, God hears prayers and responds to them, even if the response isn't always what's expected or hoped for.

"God responds to our prayers not only with 'Yes,' 'No' or 'Wait', but also 'Yes, with pleasure,' 'Yes, there is a lot more good stuff coming,' 'No, not yet,' and 'No, because I love you too much,' " Tan said.

"God's 'noes' are as powerful as his 'yeses,' because God is sovereign, and he loves us tremendously."